Spare Tire Storage

[Ripley Bryant]

Right now, my spare sits in the bed of my truck.

I assume at one time there was some kind of hanger under the bed to store the spare, but there's nothing there now.

1. Can someone tell me if my truck originally had a hanger under the bed for the spare. My truck is a longbed fleetside with a wood floor.

2. If there was originally a hanger, can someone post a pic of it so I can see how/where it mounted? There are a couple of new ones on eBay but I'm not sure if they'll work on my truck.

3. Also, assuming there is supposed to be a hanger... How does it raise/lower? I assume there's some kind of rod used like on other trucks to wind the hanger up/down.

I'd like to get the spare out of the bed to free up space. I am getting tired of getting crap all over it whenever I haul a load of something & don't really want to leave the spare behind.

Thanks!